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http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/rare-faure-and-delius-on-symphony-7/#commentsMon, 12 May 2014 18:10:11 +0000John Rittmeyerhttp://wosu.org/2012/classical101/?p=74879We begin this week on Symphony @ 7 with not-often heard music from two composers, one French and one English, whose lives spanned the 19th and 20th centuries, Gabriel Faure and Frederick Delius.

When my buddy Rita Hunter was awarded the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II, she wrote a hilarious account of her afternoon in Buckingham Palace, including a fruitless search for a loo. (Only royalty pees in Buckingham Palace.)Â Rita, being a soprano, noticed especially the music used to accompany the festivities.Â A [...]

Linda Esther Gray has written a splendid biography of her mentor, soprano Eva Turner (1892-1990). Dame Eva was the first British born soprano to have a huge international career-and she was quite the character on and off stage. Beautifully illustrated-its a book for anyone who loves music-in no way a "diva memoir."

]]>http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/joffrey-ballet-contract-dispute-leads-to-lockout-cancellations/feed/010 Outstanding CD Releases in 2009http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/10-outstanding-cd-releases-in-2009/
http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/10-outstanding-cd-releases-in-2009/#commentsTue, 15 Dec 2009 16:03:33 +0000Christopher Purdyhttp://www.wosu.org/blogs/classical/?p=7443Rather than “best of”,Â I offer the 10 CD releases of 2009 that gave me the most pleasure. Read through this and then send in your own choices. I learn so much music that’s new to me by paying attention to what others listen to and enjoy. I hope you enjoy these: In no particular [...]